I walked down to the Mississippi River from my hotel this morning and saw this board as well as others going by on the river. Then I browsed by antique, junk and trinket shops on Royal Street in the French Quarter.

Postcard back:

THE STEAMBOAR "Natchez" An authentic 285 foot sternwheeler. Daily river cruises. Home Port: New Orleans, La.

Photo by R. Michael Ricouard

Leonard's comments:

The front and back are clearly mismatched, but I wouldn't be surprised if the front was New Orleans as well.

The New Orleans Steamboat Company still exists and still has the phone number listed on the postcard.

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